pah@xtel.co.uk (Pippa Hennessy) (06/27/91)
Hi people, I've only just started reading this newsgroup so sorry if someone has already posted the info I ask for.... I just started using Hypercard (Version 2.0) and so far have only managed to get hold of books on version 1.2. Does anyone have a list of books that cover version 2 or later -- if so I'd be grateful for an e-mail (p.hennessy@xtel.co.uk - I don't know what xrn will put in the header, but it's bound to be wrong). Also I'd appreciate recommendations of good things to read. I liked Goodman's book, but I only got hold of the version 1 copy. Thanks in advance, Pip (the hairy one) PS does anyone know of a good way of copying a card and giving it a different background, without having to create a copy of the stack? -- ==================Pippa Hennessy (the hairy one)================== | p.hennessy@xtel.co.uk tel +44 602 412648 fax +44 602 790278 | | X-Tel Services Ltd, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK | ==============the moon's a balloon and I'm a banana===============
bcarter@claven.idbsu.edu (Bruce Carter) (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun27.110100.29011@cs.nott.ac.uk> pah@xtel.co.uk (Pippa Hennessy) writes: >I just started using Hypercard (Version 2.0) and so far have only >managed to get hold of books on version 1.2. Does anyone have a list >of books that cover version 2 or later -- if so I'd be grateful for an >e-mail (p.hennessy@xtel.co.uk - I don't know what xrn will put in the >header, but it's bound to be wrong). Also I'd appreciate >recommendations of good things to read. I liked Goodman's book, but I >only got hold of the version 1 copy. The 2.x specific books that I have seen are: HyperTalk 2.0-The Book (good reference), the 2.0 version of the Script Language Guide (also a good reference), Cooking with HyperTalk 2.0, and The Complete HyperCard 2.0 Handbook (good beginner book). >PS does anyone know of a good way of copying a card and giving it a >different background, without having to create a copy of the stack? Copy the card. Manually change the hilite of one of the background buttons on the card, or the position of a background field, or just about anything having to do with the characteristics of a background object. Paste the card, it starts a new background (although with the same name as the old background, but with a different ID). An alternate way of doing this is to write a handler to loop through all the objects and copy them, along with the background art, onto a card created with doMenu "New Background". <-> Bruce Carter, Courseware Development Coordinator bcarter@claven.idbsu.edu Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 duscarte@idbsu.bitnet (This message contains personal opinions only) (208)385-1250@phone